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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/50/97
2 February 1996
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 95 (a)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/50/617/Add.1)]
50/97.
Specific actions related to the particular needs and
problems of land-locked developing countries
The General Assembly,
Recalling the provisions of its resolutions 44/214 of 22 December 1989,
46/212 of 20 December 1991 and 48/169 of 21 December 1993,
Recognizing that the lack of territorial access to the sea, aggravated
by remoteness and isolation from world markets, and prohibitive transit costs
and risks impose serious constraints on the overall socio-economic development
efforts of the land-locked developing countries,
Recognizing also that sixteen of the land-locked developing countries
are also classified by the United Nations as least developed countries and
that their geographical situation is an added constraint on their overall
ability to cope with the challenges of development,
Recognizing further that most transit countries are themselves
developing countries facing serious economic problems, including the lack of
adequate infrastructure in the transport sector,
Recalling that measures to deal with the transit problems of land-locked
developing countries require closer and even more effective cooperation and
collaboration between those countries and their transit neighbours,
Welcoming the entry into force on 16 November 1994 of the United Nations
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